Land Adjoining 54 Beulah Hill Upper Norwood London SE19 3ER Data via plota.co.uk

25/03730/RSM - Approval of reserved matters Approved

Proposal

Reserved matters relating to access, appearance, landscaping and layout from (Condition 1) attached to planning application ref. for an outline application for the erection of 5no. three storey detached dwellings with a vehicle access from Harold Road. Other site alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Nov 2025
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Consultation
6 Mar 2026
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Approved
9 Jul 2026

Approved on 9 Jul 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Croydon Planning Committee on 2 Jul 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the homes, neighbours’ living conditions, heritage setting, highways and ecology were considered acceptable.
  • Fourteen objections and one neutral representation were received, raising concerns including overdevelopment, overlooking, noise, highways, trees and ecology.
  • The Committee voted seven to grant, with no votes against and one abstention.
Read how the committee decided The proposed homes, site history, officers’ assessment, public views, speakers, committee debate and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Croydon's committee minutes of 2 Jul 2026.

Documents 30

Plans & drawings 23

PDF PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS HOUSES 4-5 Amended Drawings · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF REVISED LANDSCAPING APRIL 2026 Amended Drawings · 30 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF CAR PARK AND ACCESS PLAN Amended Drawings · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SWEPT PATH CAR PARKING SPACE 2 A Amended Drawings · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SWEPT PATH CAR PARKING SPACE 2 B Amended Drawings · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SWEPT PATH CAR PARKING SPACE 3 A Amended Drawings · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SWEPT PATH CAR PARKING SPACE 3 B Amended Drawings · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SWEPT PATH CAR PARKING SPACE 4 A Amended Drawings · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SWEPT PATH CAR PARKING SPACE 4 B Amended Drawings · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SWEPT PATH CAR PARKING SPACE 5 A Amended Drawings · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SWEPT PATH CAR PARKING SPACE 5 B Amended Drawings · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SWEPT PATH CAR PARKING SPACE 1 Amended Drawings · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF DELIVERY VEHICLE TRACKING Amended Drawings · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SWEPT PATH BUS 1 Amended Drawings · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SWEPT PATH BUS 2 Amended Drawings · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE PLAN Amended Drawings · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF STREET SCENE/CONTEXT PLAN - PROPOSED Drawing · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANS AND ELEVATIONS HOUSE 1 Drawing · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS HOMES 2-3 Drawing · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF COLOUR FRONT ELEVATION HOUSE 1 Drawing · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF COLOUR FRONT ELEVATION HOMES 2-3 Drawing · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF COLOUR FRONT ELEVATION HOMES 4-5 Drawing · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF THE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: St Valery
List entry 1079246 · 4 m away
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Air quality management area: Croydon AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 54 m away: Harold Road; Inside the Croydon built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Croydon
Application type
Approval of reserved matters
Postcode
SE19 3ER
Received
19 Nov 2025
Validated
19 Nov 2025
Ward
Crystal Palace And Upper Norwood
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
9 Jul 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
DPA (London) Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 232 days from validation, 140 days slower than Croydon's median of 92 for reserved matters. Approved, as 96% of reserved matters here are.

27%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
12%go to committee

Plota live figures for reserved matters decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent reserved matters in Croydon to go on. Croydon decision record →

Public comments

15comments received
15 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

102 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14496632
Planning Portal ref
PP-14496632
Neighbours
24 Jun 2026
Consultation
6 Mar 2026
Comments by
24 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
3 Dec 2025
Committee
2 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Jan 2026
Croydon
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#215 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Croydon ranks #159 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Croydon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
75%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #286 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #230 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #159 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #177 of 296
45%
Minor dwellings approved
238 decided (1-9 homes)
58%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
53%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,590
Total decisions
403 refused in the year to March 2026